Comparison of oxidative stress status in the kidney tissue of male rats treated with paraquat and nanoparaquat by Fatemeh Bahramibanan, Mohammad Vahabi Rad, Akram Ranjbar, Ashkan Karbasi, Anahita Abbasifard

“…The levels of oxidative stress markers, including malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and thiol groups (TTG), were measured in the kidney tissue samples. …”
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Physicochemical Properties and Total Carotenoid Content of High-Quality Unripe Plantain Flour from Varieties of Hybrid Plantain Cultivars by Ekpereka Oluchukwu Anajekwu, Busie Maziya-Dixon, Rahman Akinoso, Wasiu Awoyale, Emmanuel Oladeji Alamu

“…Bulk density ranged from 0.72 to 0.77 g/ml, WAC (143.59–174.08), OAC (98.07–100.66%), swelling power capacity (10.63 to 11.82%), solubility (5.58–6.71%), and dispersibility (86.50–88.00%). …”
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Integrating Metabolomics and Genomics to Uncover the Impact of Fermented Total Mixed Ration on Heifer Growth Performance Through Host-Dependent Metabolic Pathways by Zhenzhen Hu, Minyu Zuo, Shixuan Ding, Yifan Zhong, Mingyuan Xue, Huichao Zheng

“…In conclusion, feeding HSF and ZF FTMR enhances glutathione metabolism and antioxidant capacity in heifers, positioning key metabolites as candidates for ADG markers. …”
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Fatty Acid Profile and Chemical Composition of Three Populations of Southern Cattail (Typha domingensis) from South of Iran by Mona Shojaee Barjouee, Massoumeh Farasat, Mehrnoosh Tadayoni

“…This plant's high fiber content with the capacity to grow quickly and widely in fresh and saline water make it a viable candidate for inclusion in human diet and animal feed through agricultural breeding initiatives.…”
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The Role of Exchange Rate As a Moderating Variable in CAR, NPF and BOPO Influencing Profitability by Desman Serius Nazara, Dede Hertina, Listiana Sri Mulatsih, Alfiana, Loso Judijanto

“…Background: A bank's capacity to generate earnings on the goods produced by its daily operations is a crucial sign of its financial health. …”
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Application of Magnetic Aquatic Plant Biochar for Efficient Removal of Antimony from Water: Adsorption Properties and Mechanism by Luyi Nan, Yuting Zhang, Min Liu, Liangyuan Zhao, Yuxuan Zhu, Xun Zhang

“…The adsorption isotherm was consistent with the Langmuir and Freundlich models, and the maximum adsorption capacity of Sb reached 26.07 mg/g, suggesting that the adsorption process pertained to the adsorption of multi-molecular layers. …”
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Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) Supplementation in Adult Horses Supports Improved Skeletal Muscle Inflammatory Gene Expression Following Exercise by Madison R. Barshick, Kristine M. Ely, Keely C. Mogge, Lara M. Chance, Sally E. Johnson

“…Plasma total antioxidant capacity was unaffected (<i>p</i> > 0.05) by either exercise or MSM. …”
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Predicting the risk of gastroparesis in critically ill patients after CME using an interpretable machine learning algorithm – a 10-year multicenter retrospective study by Yuan Liu, Songyun Zhao, Wenyi Du, Wei Shen, Ning Zhou

“…To assess the model’s generalization performance, we employed 10-fold cross-validation, while the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was utilized to evaluate its discriminative capacity. Additionally, calibration curves, decision curve analysis (DCA), and external validation were integrated to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the model’s clinical applicability and utility.ResultsAmong the four predictive models, the XGBoost algorithm demonstrated superior performance. …”
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Decentralized Management of Home Care Services for Seniors: Protocol for a Participatory Action Research by Virginie Savaria, Johanne Queenton, Annie Carrier

“…To be effective, strategies designed to incorporate this management approach require attention to 3 elements: autonomy of local stakeholders, individual and organizational capacities, and accountability for actions and decisions. …”
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Bacterial nanocellulose and its oxidized form as functional carriers for pomegranate peel extract: A sustainable approach to bioactive delivery by Vuk Filipovic, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic, Katarina Savikin, Jelena Zivkovic, Jelena Mudric, Nemanja Krgovic, Marijana Ponjavic

“…Compared to unmodified BNC, a wider range of bioactive compounds was incorporated on o-BNC due to enhanced binding capacity and porosity, which translated into material stronger antioxidant activity, attributed to presence of additional phenolics like gallic acid and ellagitannins. …”
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Thermal properties and non-bonded interactions in human PMP2 variants: A molecular dynamics study by Prabin Aryal, Jhulan Powrel

“…Using the NAMD software for molecular dynamics simulations, various analyses were performed, including RMSD estimation, counting number of hydrogen bond formation, salt bridge occupancy assessment, estimation of vdW and electrostatic interaction energies in the system, and estimation of thermal diffusivity of the proteins as well as specific heat capacity (Cv) of the system. The results suggested slight difference between the structure of the two proteins. …”
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Effects of Different Drying Methods on Total Flavonoids Content and Antioxidant Activity of Hawthorn by Shihao LOU, Xiaojing SUN, Dandan LI, Chenchen ZHAO, Jianhua XIU

“…The total flavonoids yield, total flavonoids fraction and content of hawthorn powder samples were determined using sodium nitrite-aluminum nitrate-sodium hydroxide colorimetric method and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The antioxidant capacity of each sample was assessed using the free radical scavenging ability experiment. …”
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Los saberes de la tecnología en la gestión del campo social: funciones y justificaciones. Aproximación crítica a partir del caso uruguayo. by Alejandro Mariatti, Yoana Carballo

“…En el campo social, los saberes de la tecnología han ganado un reconocido lugar de desempeño respecto a sus potencialidades técnicas para la elaboración de soluciones en el ámbito de la política socioasistencial[2]; a partir de la supuesta neutralidad que portan, las funciones instrumentales y simbólicas que desempeñan, constituyen las bases de su legitimación como saberes expertos capaces de ofrecer soluciones “óptimas”. Este impulso se relaciona con condiciones de posibilidad locales, pero también con el papel de los organismos internacionales en la elaboración de política pública, sus señalamientos respecto a las premisas que los Estados deberían seguir para abordar los problemas sociales, y las estrategias para hacer funcionar sus programas de reformas. …”
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Professional propaedeutic council in the university by N. N. Malyarchuk, G. M. Krinitzyna, E. V. Pashchenko, V. V. Pivnenko

“…Higher educational institutions, which are just starting inclusive education without internal resources for such activity, are offered to organise PPCs. PPCs should involve the experts, who carry out medical, psychological and pedagogical support for students with disabilities and provide comprehensive assistance to teachers in addressing the particular issues of inclusive education.The article reveals the mission, purpose and tasks of PPC in university. …”
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Stochastic production function-based assessment of the performance of climate risk management in agriculture: Methods and applications by WANG Yangjie, MAO Xiaoyan, WANG Jinxian, QIANG Hongjie

“…[Objective] As global warming progresses, it is of utmost importance to scientifically evaluate the effectiveness of climate risk management to enhance the capacity to adapt to climate change. The econometric analysis framework based on the stochastic production function has been widely utilized in the assessment of climate risk management effectiveness. …”
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Coping with sand and dust storms: Developing and validating of an adaptation assessment tool by Shiva Salehi, Ali Ardalan, Abbas - Ostadtaghizadeh, Armin Zareiyan, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Abbas Rahimiforoushani

“…Conclusion: This study successfully designed and produced a tool for measuring the adaptability to dust, comprising 34 items categorized into four areas: optimistic capacity, adjustment, adaptation, and response. This tool can quantitatively measure society's adaptability to dust. …”
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The microbial mechanism of maize residue decomposition under different temperature and moisture regimes in a Solonchak by Fan Huang, Wan Zhang, Lihua Xue, Bahar Razavi, Kazem Zamanian, Xiaoning Zhao

“…We measured the mass loss of residue (0, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60 and 90 days), CO2 emission (every two days), and the microbial community structure (0, 4, 15 and 90 days) by using the litter bag method, gas chromatography and high-throughput sequencing technology during the residue decomposition (90 days) in a saline-alkali soil from the Tarim River Basin, China under various temperatures (15 °C, 25 °C, 35 °C) and soil moisture levels (20%, 40%, 60% water holding capacity). The decomposition stage consisted of fast (0–15 days) and slow periods (15–90 days). …”
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Examining the impact of probiotic Lactiplantibacillus pentosus 6MMI on inhibiting biofilm formation, adhesion, and virulence gene expression in Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19115 by Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Mostafa Rahmati-Joneidabad, Morteza Taki

“…Notably, Lpb. pentosus demonstrated significant hydrophobicity (71.89 %), auto-aggregation (42.39 %), co-aggregation (51.28 %), antioxidant activity (ranging from 42.29 % to 64.61 %), and a cholesterol reduction capacity of 50.31 %. Its competitive abilities against Listeria monocytogenes were quantified, showing a competition rate of 54.51 %, displacement rate of 48.57 %, and inhibition of adhesion at 27.71 %. …”
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The Optimum Lipid Level for the Juvenile Redclaw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus: Practical Diets with Soybean Oil as the Lipid Source by Chengzhuang Chen, Chang Xu, Xiaolong Yang, Yongyi Jia, Zhimin Gu, Erchao Li

“…As the level of dietary lipids increased, the total antioxidant capacity and glutathione peroxidase activity in serum showed a tendency to rise and then fall and the enzyme activity was highest in crayfish fed the L6 diet. …”
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The Effect of Different Sulphur Sources Applied at Various Rates on Soil pH by Fatma Nur Kılıç, Osman Sönmez

“…These changes suggest that the acidifying effect of Sulphur oxidation on soil pH varies depending on the soil’s buffering capacity, particle size ratio, application rate, and incubation day. …”
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